Frank Bates vs. Joe McIntosh — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McIntosh
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McIntosh built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McIntosh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Joe McIntosh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Joe McIntosh

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.92
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.35
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.21
70.21
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.68
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.69
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.15
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
38.93
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.37
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.98
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
35.01
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Joe McIntosh

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.92
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.35
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.1
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.23
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.21
70.21
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Joe McIntosh

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
405.63
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
507.69
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
18.99
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
13
109.86
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.97
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
92.31
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
15.38
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
21
138.46
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
5.92
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McIntosh
Career
Per 600 PA